Maybe it's because I lost my camera in California. I mean, who wants to read a blog with no pictures, right? Sadly, the camera was lost before our trip to Disneyland. Russ got a few pics on his cell phone, and we got the most horrible picture of the family with Mickey Mouse. Seriously, it shouldn't be that hard for the photographer to frame the picture properly when she's taking pictures of thousands of kids per day. Then they want $15 for two 4X6 prints of a horrible, unedited photo?!?! Pshaw. That photo won't see the light of day, people.
Do I sound grumpy?
The other day, Paige wrote some interesting pieces of advice and posted them on the fridge, and I totally would have taken pictures of these little notes, except, you know... my camera is gone. Very sad. But, I can still write what they said. You'll have to imagine the cute little first grade writing. Wait, I just realized I can scan! Sometimes it takes me so long to be smart.
Wow, she is wise, right?
While I was searching through piles of papers for those, I found the picture of Kallie's preschool class, and decided I could scan that, too. This blog is getting more interesting all the time!
I just love the face on that girl in the second row with the giant flower plopped on the top of her head. Maybe she's just ticked off that she has to wear a ridiculously huge bloom on picture day.
I just tried to scan my face as an offering in lieu of a photo. This was a feat because my printer is above my monitor, so I was balancing on my chair with my left leg while I had my face smooshed on the scanner bed, and then I clicked the mouse with my right big toe. Well, it lit up like it was going to do something, so I waited in this precarious position for a while, but eventually I realized the scanning program was not responding, so I gave up. The little light on my printer is still blinking, and I have no idea what's wrong. It's probably better that way.
In other news, I have finally decided to really try to lose a little of the belly Brandon gave me when I was pregnant. I lost all my pregnancy weight, but the dough ball of a belly nonetheless remained. Grr. So, I have been cutting back on calories and working out every day, and I am very happy to report that I have lost a pound! I was so excited the day I discovered this, and it came after a night where I asked Russ to think hard and dream about what my new weight would be without this pound (so maybe "the secret" really works). Today I am feeling less motivated, but I successfully averted the food booths at the Ostrich Festival, as well as the frozen yogurt shop afterward. However, Paige won the Triple R award at school, which is given to kids who consistently demonstrate the school's values (respect, responsibility, and right to learn), and that means a giant Hershey bar is sitting on this computer desk right now. I took a tiny piece, and it just makes me want more. Ugh. Despite my tiny successes, the belly seems to be determined to stay. After a few weeks, it's enough to make me want to give up and just start eating what I like again... I mean, if it's not really going to make a difference one way or the other. But, I will force myself to keep going... I'm not a quitter, right? What I should do is take pictures because maybe then I could see a difference, even if there's still a lot of dough left. But alas, no camera. Very big problem!
So anyway people, a couple of days ago, I bought myself some new clothes. As usual, everything in the misses section is so drab, so I finally broke down and shopped in juniors. I don't want to be the old lady shopping in juniors, but I actually found some clothes I like, so I decided to buy them and wear them and just be me. Especially with this one shirt... I think the gathered top is supposed to go all the way to the bottom of the bust line, but I'm a 35-year-old nursing mother... not gonna happen! Well, I like how it looks anyway, so I wear it.
Last, but not least. All is not lost without my camera because I have a super cool sister who took some photos of Kallie at her recital. Hooray!
It was really, really cute.
4 comments:
congrats on your one pound! Keep up the good work, if you don't lose much weight at least know you are healthier by skipping carnival foods and junk. Im sorry we didnt get to see your scanned face, that is so tragic to me.
You are so funny.
I love Paige's recommendations. I need to follow them more often!
Your balancing act really needed to be photographed, darn camera, and so sad it was not able to go to Disneyland! That is so sad!
I really wish I could see the scanned face....That would be Awesome!
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